The Jesuit Catholic University of San Francisco has made headlines. They appointed a rabbi-in-residence to serve the Jewish community on campus. Now you might think that the stir from this story was because it was a Catholic University that hired the rabbi. Well, that was only part of the story – perhaps even the lesser part. The real news was that the rabbi they hired is a lesbian and longtime homosexual activist. (Honestly, I’m not sure why it even made the news. We are talking about San Francisco, after all.)
Yes, in 2019, Rabbi Camille Angel came to serve the university’s Jewish community. She notes, “I was trained and I’m a rabbi to serve Jews, and I do – I led a Shiva two nights ago, so I’m definitely still serving Jews.” But as she also points out, “My teaching is primarily with non-Jews.”
You see, Angel not only works as a religious campus leader, she also teaches a class called “Queering Religion.” She actually had 40 people in her most recent class representing a mix of religious affiliations – and only one of her students was a Jew. She claims that non-Jews gravitate to her class because of the inclusive queer community she has cultivated on campus.
But here’s the deal: While Angel does tout her Jewishness, and was hired to serve the Jewish community on campus, her primary focus is to try to normalize homosexuality within (Click here to continue reading.)